KERRVILLE, Texas (Interstat) — Our Lady of the Lake used a decisive third-quarter run and withstood a late Schreiner comeback for a 57-50 women’s NCAA Division III basketball victory Tuesday at the Event Center. The visiting side paired timely inside scoring with enough late free-throw shooting to secure the result. Schreiner fell to 1-2 this season. Our Lady of the Lake was a non-divisional opponent.

Schreiner, nicknamed the Mountaineers, finished with 50 points from 70 possessions, an offensive rating of 71.9. The home team collected eight offensive rebounds, 11 assists and three blocks while committing eight turnovers. Attendance was 210. Our Lady of the Lake capitalized on layups in the paint during several key stretches.

Our Lady of the Lake started quickly as Paige Chauncey and Mia Singstock made layups and Shayla Dede added a free throw. Schreiner answered with Gracie Garcia’s two free throws, Sierra Schaefer’s jumper and Madelyn Kincaide’s free throw and turnaround jumper, tying the score at 7. Ella Nietz hit a 3-pointer to put Our Lady of the Lake ahead after one quarter, and Sara McFarlin’s layup trimmed the margin to 12-11. In the second quarter, Aylene Ortega’s free throw tied it at 12, but Evangeline Hernandez made four free throws and Eliana Burns hit two 3-pointers to help Our Lady of the Lake take control. Mattie Holmes and Nevaeh Gray kept Schreiner close, and Paige Chauncey’s late layup gave the visitors a halftime lead.

The game turned in the third quarter after Nevaeh Gray’s 3-point field goal gave Schreiner a 29-26 lead with 7:38 remaining. Our Lady of the Lake answered with 16 straight points, a burst powered by layups from Paige Chauncey, Mia Singstock, Atiana Cook, Ella Nietz and Anissa Cardona. Cardona’s driving layup with 58.5 seconds left in the period capped the run and made it 42-29. Cameron Parsons stopped the surge with a jumper for Schreiner before the quarter ended.

Schreiner did not fade quietly. Gracie Garcia hit a fast-break jumper early in the fourth, and later a 3-pointer from Sierra Schaefer and a jumper by Jordan Ek helped cut into the lead. Ava Salinas converted a layup and free throw with 1:32 remaining to pull Schreiner within 53-47. Aniyah Andrews answered with a tip-in for Our Lady of the Lake, and after Sara McFarlin’s layup made it 55-50 with 17.9 seconds left, Eliana Burns sealed the result by making two free throws with 6.5 seconds remaining. Singstock also supplied a 3-pointer in the fourth, while Burns added a jumper during the closing stretch. The home team’s late push fell short, and the visitors held firm.

Nevaeh Gray led Schreiner with nine points, four rebounds, one assist and one block in 23 minutes. Sara McFarlin added seven points, four rebounds and one block in 16 minutes. Gracie Garcia contributed eight points, three rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes. Jordan Ek had two points and two rebounds in nine minutes. Madelyn Kincaide supplied five points, two rebounds and one assist in 22 minutes. Sierra Schaefer posted five points and four rebounds in 17 minutes. Cameron Parsons added three points, three rebounds and one assist in 19 minutes. Ava Salinas scored three points and had one assist in 12 minutes. Amaris Ambriz had one rebound in 10 minutes. Mattie Holmes scored three points and grabbed one rebound in nine minutes.

Our Lady of the Lake finished the fourth quarter with 12 points and protected its lead at the free-throw line. Schreiner had previously beaten Belhaven and lost to Milwaukee Engineering this season. The Mountaineers will next visit Whitman, then travel to Pacific (Ore.) as part of an upcoming road swing.